The World Bank Economic Review

Financial Crises, Credit Ratings, and Bank Failures:

Carmen M. Reinhart

An Introduction
World Bank Econ Rev 2002 16: 149-150; doi:10.1093/wber/16.2.149 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Carmen M. Reinhart

Default, Currency Crises, and Sovereign Credit Ratings
World Bank Econ Rev 2002 16: 151-170; doi:10.1093/wber/16.2.151 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Graciela Kaminsky and Sergio L. Schmukler

Emerging Market Instability: Do Sovereign Ratings Affect Country Risk and Stock Returns?
World Bank Econ Rev 2002 16: 171-195; doi:10.1093/wber/16.2.171 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Veronica Balzarotti, Michael Falkenheim, and Andrew Powell

On the Use of Portfolio Risk Models and Capital Requirements in Emerging Markets: The Case of Argentina
World Bank Econ Rev 2002 16: 197-212; doi:10.1093/wber/16.2.197 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Impact Evaluation of Social Funds:

Laura B. Rawlings and Norbert R. Schady

An Introduction
World Bank Econ Rev 2002 16: 213-217; doi:10.1093/wber/16.2.213 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Robert S. Chase

Supporting Communities in Transition: The Impact of the Armenian Social Investment Fund
World Bank Econ Rev 2002 16: 219-240; doi:10.1093/wber/16.2.219 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John Newman, Menno Pradhan, Laura B. Rawlings, Geert Ridder, Ramiro Coa, and Jose Luis Evia

An Impact Evaluation of Education, Health, and Water Supply Investments by the Bolivian Social Investment Fund
World Bank Econ Rev 2002 16: 241-274; doi:10.1093/wber/16.2.241 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Menno Pradhan and Laura B. Rawlings

The Impact and Targeting of Social Infrastructure Investments: Lessons from the Nicaraguan Social Fund
World Bank Econ Rev 2002 16: 275-295; doi:10.1093/wber/16.2.275 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Christina Paxson and Norbert R. Schady

The Allocation and Impact of Social Funds: Spending on School Infrastructure in Peru
World Bank Econ Rev 2002 16: 297-319; doi:10.1093/wber/16.2.297 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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